# Dedication explained — The Pit

> Chapter companion for The Pit by Frank Norris.

## What happens

The author dedicates the book to his brother, Charles Tolman Norris, in memory of the imaginative stories and adventures they shared as boys.

## Key lines

> Dedicated to My Brother Charles Tolman Norris In memory of certain lamentable tales of the round (dining-room) table heroes; of the epic of the pewter platoons, and the romance-cycle of "Gaston Le Fox," which we invented, maintained, and found marvellous at a time when we both were boys.

This book is dedicated to my brother Charles Tolman Norris, recalling the stories we created and loved as boys, including tales of dining-room table heroes, pewter platoon epics, and the adventures of 'Gaston Le Fox.'

_The dedication evokes childhood nostalgia and shared creativity._

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